Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval United Republic of overlaid by a sword superimposed

overlaid by a sword superimposed on a mobile swastika

the regiment was known for most of its existence as The Halton Rifles until 1931 when the regiment was renamed as The Lorne Rifles (Scottish)

the I Class in Gold (in reference to grade

An Order of Isabella the Catholic

The badge in silver gilt

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval United Republic of overlaid by a sword superimposed(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacturer by